> I choose to go with the reverse explanation: older browsers actively reduce user intelligence.
Do you have any reason for that? Because frankly it just sounds ridiculous.
It would make sense that someone with a higher IQ would be able to consider the possibility that their browser was replaceable and take the necessary steps to replace it. But I don't see how which browser you use could have an appreciable effect on your intelligence.
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> I choose to go with the reverse explanation: older browsers actively reduce user intelligence.
Do you have any reason for that? Because frankly it just sounds ridiculous.
It would make sense that someone with a higher IQ would be able to consider the possibility that their browser was replaceable and take the necessary steps to replace it. But I don't see how which browser you use could have an appreciable effect on your intelligence.
It was a joke, along the lines of xkcd comics. See: http://xkcd.com/925/
you and inconditus are both correct - the 'reverse' explanation is ridiculous.